A Preservation and Celebration of Shared Heritage of Panji / Inao Literature and Culture

Seminar, Dance Art, and Exhibition

Denpasar, 28-29 Juni 2018

Surabaya, 2-3 Juli 2018

Yogyakarta, 6-7 Juli 2018

Jakarta, 10-11 Juli 2018

The Panji story from Java and the story of Raden Inu Kertapati and Dewi Sekartaji arose at the end of the 13th century as a local genius in Javanese literature. The storyline of Panji is about love and adventure of Inu Kertapati and Dewi Sekartaji, with various disguises, fights and wars. The story of Panji with being immediately popular, very popular with the community and spread throughout the archipelago. In the 19th century, Panji's story crossed to Malaysia and Southeast Asia and became one of the most popular literature in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Panji's name adjusts, in Thailand becomes Inao and in Malaysia begins with Hikayat Cerita Panji inspires performing arts such as dance, stage, wayang (Wayang Beber, Wayang Kelir, Wayang Krucil), and various masks. Panji story is also made in the temples in the form of carved reliefs. The centuries-old influence of Panji is described by Historian Adrian Vickers as "A Literature and Culture [unique] in Southeast Asia". In 2017, UNESCO accepted the Panji Story texts as World Heritage and recorded them in UNESCO's Memory of The Word (MoW).